Courses

The Master of Education in Educational Studies (MES) is a 10-course, course-based degree. For admission into this cohort, students must have completed a Graduate Certificate in School Leadership (GCSL) at the University of Alberta (four courses; 12 credits). It is preferred that students have their GCSL electives in Futures Education. They will complete the MES by taking six graduate-level courses (18 credits), as outlined below. While the courses are online and synchronous, participants will work face-to-face in their school communities to facilitate action-oriented collaborative inquiry as action research-practitioners and peer coaches.

To create an optimal experience for the cohort, all courses will be co-instructed by faculty committed to collaborative and innovative teaching and learning. Given the fluid and dynamic nature of the case studies of global disruptions, coursework will also feature readings, presentations and discussion panels from international experts from Australia, New Zealand, Scotland and Iceland.

Note: Any synchronous sessions are in Mountain Time (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada). Dates and times are determined by the course instructor.

Core Courses

EDU 510 Fundamentals of Educational Research ★3 (Summer Term I)

Explores the findings of educational research, and works to apply the results of research to educational problems. Focuses on conceptualizing methods of educational research to specific and individual educational sites and issues.

EDU 514 Planning for Educational Change ★3 (Summer Term I)

Explores how educational research can enhance educational change toward school improvement and focuses on utilizing appropriate research methods to create a site-based research proposal for a specific site.

EDU 596 TBD ★3 (Fall Term)
Course description to come
EDU 515 Conducting Educational Research ★3 (Winter Term)
A supervised research assignment to develop and apply knowledge and skills related to data collection, data analysis techniques and research report presentation.
EDU 596 TBD ★3 (Spring Term)

Course description to come

EDU 900 Program Synthesis ★3 (Summer Term II)
A reflection and synthesis of learning from the Master of Education in Educational Studies in relation to the concepts of leadership and school/educational improvement that are the foundations of the program.

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Ethics Requirement

In addition to the core and elective courses, all Master's students are required to take INT D 710: Ethics and Academic Citizenship.

  • 6 hours
  • Online
  • Asynchronous
  • Credit/No Credit

Students will be enrolled automatically in their first term.

Grading

The program uses the University of Alberta's 4-point scale grading system. For more information about the University of Alberta grading system, see the grading system at the Office of the Registrar.

Questions? Contact us at mesinfo@ualberta.ca.